[sparky]

I'v heard that building a small pond on the lottie will attract frogs and thus keep the slugs under control.
Anyone done this with sucsess?

[gobs]

Yes, we had a lot of frogs and toads and a lot of slugs.

It can work in the long run, but do not expect miracles:
a) no slugs some creatures go hungry
b) not everybody around you gardens that way

But it's nice to have a variety of wild life around and it cannot do any harm.

[Calou]

Quite a few folks on out site have built a pond for just that reason however, it has been pointed out to them that a blind eye will be turned as they're not suppose to have ponds on the site. Best check before you start to construct one.

[WG.]

And if you do go ahead, make it deep enough so as to avoid freezing to bottom

[milkman]

If other folks on your site have a small pond, then there's no reason why you shouldn't follow suit.  Ponds are a great addition if you're into looking after wildlife - I have one on my plot (and one at home too).  

It won't cure your slug problem completely but you will acquire a lot of useful helpers if you have a pond.

Centipedes are also said to have a voracious appetite for slugs, so you could do something for them as well by applying loose compost or straw mulches to your soil for them to scrabble around.

My method of slug control is simply to kill them with scissors or handfork whenever I happen across them, leaving the remains for other wildlife to feed on.

[fletch]

I don't think the pond=frogs=no slugs rule tends to work hard and fast anyway.

I have a pond in my garden, full of newts and frogs. My garden is PLAGUED by slugs, even plants right next to the pond, to the point I have just ripped out all the hostas this year.

My allotment has no pond (it's about 20 yards from my garden) but I'm always finding frogs and I don't have a slug problem at all on there (fingers crossed).

 :?

[Lynne]

I've been thinking about a small pond at the allotment too. I have had one at home for years and have huge numbers of frogs. I also make log piles for hedgehogs and I think this is the main reason I can be organic at home - a lot of slugs seem to get eaten by them.